Face-painting-The make-up that the Peking Opera puts on the actor’s face also has a special meaning to display the character of the specific role.Using particular colors on the actor’s face to symbolize their character，moral，role and destiny is not only the major characteristic of Peking Opera，but also the key to understand the opera’s plot.Simply speaking，the red painted-face has the commendatory meaning，representing allegiance and gallantry；The black painted-face is more neutral，representing valor and wise；Theblue and the green ones are also neutral，representing the bold and courageous hero；The yellow and the white painted-faces has the derogatory meaning，representing atrocity and duplicity；The golden and the argentite painted-faces are more mystical，representing god or a monster.
Dressing–The clothing used in the Peking Opera also represents particular characteristics and specific importance to attract the audience’s attention.It took the example of every-day clothing in ancient Chinese times as the foundation，imitating the dressing-style of the Ming Dynasty and later extracting the attire characteristic and style of the Qing Dynasty and the dressing of Baqi（Eight Banners:military organization of Manchu in Qing Dynasty）.
After many artists’refinement，recapitulation，beautification and decoration，the appropriative clothing of a certain pattern was then formed and the shoptalk of peking Opera called it Xingtou（the actor’s costumes）.Xingtou is the general term used for clothing of all kinds of roles，including long gowns，short clothes，armor，casque hats，boots and shoes，as well as assistant clothing or accessories.
Peking Opera performances are renowned for their very vibrant and gorgeous colored costumes.It is the main part of the character modeling on the stage.The Peking Opera clothing captures the rich experience and creates the unique artistic style that is so admired and loved by mass audiences.
Peking Opera，Essence of Chinese national drama
Peking Opera，known as the essence of Chinese national drama，has tremendous influence in both China and abroad.As a kind of artistic form，its continual development is full of the creational fervor of Chinese nationality and also displays the characteristic of theChinese nation:Sincere and warm，optimistic and aspirant.Therefore，today cannot be considered as the twillight years of peking opera，because it will never be old and still has much potential.Peking Operawill continue to aim for future development to hold its status that no other forms of art can be a substitute for.
